On CBS, How I Met Your Motherearned 4.0 adults 18-49 rating up 8 percent from a 3.7 on January 21. The season premiere of Rules of Engagementgarnered a 3.1 adults 18-49 rating, down 14 percent from a 3.6 for its previous season premiere on Thursday, October 20 but up 48 percent from a 2.1 for its season finale on Thursday, May 17. 2 Broke Girlsscored a 3.6 adults 18-49 rating down 3 percent from January 21’s 3.7. Mike & Molly notched a 3.1 among adults 18-49 down 6 percent from a 3.3 on January 21. Hawaii Five-0 scored a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating , even with January 21.

On Fox, Bones earned a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating down 12 percent from last week’s 2.6. The third episode of The Following scored a 2.9 among adults 18-49 down 12 percent from last week’s 3.3. Your predictions were too optimistic.

On ABC, The Bachelor garnered a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating down 4 percent from last week’s 2.5. Castleearned a 1.8 among adults 18-49 down 10 percent from a 2.0 on January 21

On NBC, The Biggest Loser earned a season low 2.0 adults 18-49 rating down 13 percent from last week’s 2.3. Deception notched a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating, even with last week’s series low.

On the CW, The Carrie Diaries garnered a series high 0.7 adults 18-49 rating up 40 percent from last week’s 0.5. 90210 earned a 0.4 adults 18-49 even with last week.

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The drop for The Following was expected but that’s still a great rating.

Jane

I guessed The Following’s rating correctly

Dude

I have to assume The CW had some pre-emption. Those numbers will come crashing down.

halloween

die 90210

vincentdante

Judging by the irate fans, it will be interesting to see Five-O’s ratings next week. Having never viewed the “fan page” before last night, I was amazed at the vitriol spewed against the dialogue spoken by Scott Caan. In fairness, this was not part of the original script…

SueK

Inordinately proud for Bones.

Justin

Great to see The Carrie Diaries rise. I would like it to come back next year, even if it were again as a midseason replacement. The Following is still doing pretty well and only dipped from its second week rise.

Revenge

TCD will go down for sure.

Ryan T

Robin Sparkles > Stripper pole ad

Billy

The following did very well considering it had full competition. FOX has a keeper here.

BigBrotherFan

NBC needs to take care of DO NO HARM and THAT FLOP the New Normal and the sinking GO ON not to mentioned THE EPIC BOMB that will be SMASH tonight.

…I think they have more worries than the 11-episodes the got of DECEPTION

DW

i dont know why the networks keep doing this. putting 2 disturbing shows on at the same time. by putting the following and 2 broke girls on at the same time your hurting both of them to succeed.

Mon

So much for “CBS Super Monday.” HIMYM did fantastic. 2 Broke Girls and the rest did ok.

KT

There has to have been a pre-emption for TCD. Those numbers are too high.

Still solid numbers for The Following, considering much steeper competition this week. I really need to start watching.

Surprised ROE premiered so well.

Chris

Horrible ratings for Castle. And that’s with Deception at NBC–what’s going to happen when Revolution returns? Back down to last place. And series-lows.

Daniel

Go The Carrie Diaries! I’m so glad it’s putting up a fight! If it holds the 0.6s and .7s, I can see it getting renewed. Plus word of mouth might be helping the show grow. If the ratings hold, I can see it having more chances than BaTB, which should get canceled because I think it’s terrible and it does poorly with a big lead-in. It would flop even more if moved. The Carrie Diaries is a selfstarter, so a 0.7 or even a 0.6 (if it gets adjusted down) is good!

The Following might be going the Alcatraz path soon.

Sarah

Castle would have been cancelled if it’s on CBS.

hahaha

9O21flOp

Data

Good for FOX. Now if only the show itself wouldn’t be so god damn silly.